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Ancestral polymorphism at the major histocompatibility complex (MHCIIß) in the Nesospiza bunting species complex and its sister species (Rowettia goughensis).

BMC evolutionary biology - 15 Aug 2012

van Rensburg Alexandra Jansen, Bloomer Paulette, Ryan Peter G, Hansson Bengt

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BACKGROUND: The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an important component of the vertebrate immune system and is frequently used to characterise adaptive variation in wild populations due to its co-evolution with pathogens. Passerine birds have an exceptionally diverse MHC with multiple gene copies and large numbers of alleles compared to other avian taxa. The Nesospiza bunting species complex (two species...

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PMID: 22894748
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-143
PMCID: PMC3483275

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